# Akşener steps down as İYİ leader

Date: 2024

In April 2024 [Meral Akşener](/people/meral-aksener) stepped down as İYİ Party leader after the party won only 3.7 percent nationwide in the March local elections. At an extraordinary congress in Ankara on 27 April, delegates chose deputy group chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu to succeed her over three other candidates, including Koray Aydın.

## People

- Meral Akşener: https://factrail.ai/people/meral-aksener

## Sources

- https://www.turkishminute.com/2024/04/27/iyi-chair-aksener-bid-farewell-as-party-elects-new-leader-after-defeat-at-the-polls/
- https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/iyi-party-elects-musavat-dervisoglu-as-new-chairman-192896
- https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/siyaset/erdogan-aksenere-yonelik-dava-ve-sikayetlerini-geri-cekti-2263332

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/aksener-steps-down-iyi-leader-2024-04-27